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CBS SPORTSLINES TOP 20 SMALL FORWARDS

http://www.sportsline.com/nba/story/9639797 if you dont agree with it then i would appreciate it if you can post your own top 20, i would also appreciate it if one of you can post it where everyone can see it because i dont know how to do that.

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I would not consider Pierce a ball hog. He has averaged between 4 and 5 assists a game the last 4 years in a row. Which is pretty impressive considering the over all talent level on those teams during that time period.

For that team the last few years, Pierce needed to be taking a lot of shots for them to have any chance to win. It aint like he has ever had any real help there. And no I dont consider Antoine (speaking of ball hogging chuckers) real help.

He has always been surrounded by other perimeter players. He has never had a solid post player to play with. I think if Pierce ever did get a decent post player you would see his game go to a whole new level. I think Boston's management has done a flat out terrible job building around him.

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There are so many things I want to comment on but I'll just keep it brief for now...I just don't understand how Shawn Marion can be considered worse this year than last year...what more does the man have to do? I don't think you have a Phoenix Suns without this guy playing...no one plays 40 minutes so hard. Must be the same guys who let out the Marion trade rumor earlier this summer. For all you Granger fans...Marion is about a best-case scenario for Danny...and Danny isn't nearly as athletic, though I think he can develop a better feel for the game...best-case scenario.

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Pierce and T-Mac are ball-hogging chuckers who play the 3 like a 2. Both are seriously overrated on this list. I also would put Prince behind Kirilenko.

Drop PP and TMac down behind AK47 and Prince, just ahead of Odom and Jefferson, at least until they show some defense or some quality shot selection.

How could you call 27- 6- 5 while amost avg 2 steals a game over rated??? Pierce has been tremendously under rated his entire career and has been nothing but clutch and loyal to his team, and has never been a cancer or a problem either. Guys like these are a rare comodity.

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How could you call 27- 6- 5 while amost avg 2 steals a game over rated??? Pierce has been tremendously under rated his entire career and has been nothing but clutch and loyal to his team, and has never been a cancer or a problem either. Guys like these are a rare comodity.

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I'd put RJ much higher. He can hit every shot, has excellent playmaking skills, is the best defender on their team and can rebound. LeBron, Pierce, RJ, Artest, Kirilenko. That's my top 5. Subject to change.

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Pierce and T-Mac are ball-hogging chuckers who play the 3 like a 2. Both are seriously overrated on this list. I also would put Prince behind Kirilenko.

Drop PP and TMac down behind AK47 and Prince, just ahead of Odom and Jefferson, at least until they show some defense or some quality shot selection.

Wow... I disagree with this post on so many levels. Tracy McGrady is an excellent defender, Pierce is about average, but he works hard on the defensive side. And yeah, Paul Peirce shooting 47% from the field last season really speaks volumes about his poor shooting selecting. If you didn't know, that's the same percentage our number 1 post player shoots.

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Pierce and T-Mac are ball-hogging chuckers who play the 3 like a 2. Both are seriously overrated on this list. I also would put Prince behind Kirilenko.

Drop PP and TMac down behind AK47 and Prince, just ahead of Odom and Jefferson, at least until they show some defense or some quality shot selection.

Another example of how wildly underrated Paul Pierce is. The guy shot 47% last year from the field and got to the line over 10 times per game. He also played on a team that can't win without his scoring. He's one the most reliable guys in the League when you need a bucket late. He rebounds and passes and plays plus defense. Not sure what there is to dislike about Pierce.

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Of course not, its Danny Granger lord and savior on PD, how could you trade him for a proven player. Also I hate when we picked up a few good players this offseason to help us win games, them helping us win games all means that it will slow Danny down from being the #2 option on the worst team in the east.

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Another example of how wildly underrated Paul Pierce is. The guy shot 47% last year from the field and got to the line over 10 times per game. He also played on a team that can't win without his scoring. He's one the most reliable guys in the League when you need a bucket late. He rebounds and passes and plays plus defense. Not sure what there is to dislike about Pierce.

This is the only positive thing said so far about Peirce that I disagree with. He carries his team and can score in the fourth but the guy misses close out free throws all the time as well as potential game winners and the like. Not that he's abismal at them or something but he's average to below average (for a player of his caliber) at them.

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Granger will make the top 20 list next year. Possible top 10 in 2 or 3 years. He's not top 20 yet. I expect his game to improve each of the next 5 years. The question is how good will he get. The addition of Al should open things up for him a bit.

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